The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-11
THE HONOLULU REVOLUTION.
All Nations Take Part, bnt A.,eri.
leans Predominant.

All Nations Take Part, but A s,eri.
fcHns Predominate.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, July 10
While all nstionai,ies were represent.
ed In the success, iul revolt In Homo.
lulu, made against King Kslsksus,
Americans were predominant, assisted
by the Englisb, French and Portu.
sese residents. Speeches at the mass.
meeting, at which demrnds were made
upon the King, were In English, with
the exception Of two in the Hawaiian
tongue. Declarations, however, that
the natives were true 10 the King
proved misleading, as 1t was from
their vengeance that ex.Minister Glib.
son seemed moet 10 fear. The meet
Ing Was presided over by p. q. Jones,
q merchant at Honolulu, who al.
dressed the meeting, using the follow.
ing Language:
IL feel honored at btirg nominated
chairman Of this, thu largest
and most important meeting that
has ever assembled In this
city. We have astt mblei in
constitutional manner, aud propose 10
conduct In q constitution a manner.
We are here for the purpose OF asking
for good government, q thing We have
not had, but which We earnestly de.
sire. We, Representatives OF ali ia.
tionS, are assembled here and We can
afford 10 conduct ourselves In q Arm
and dignihed manner, because we ara
Arm and determined in what We ask. {"
VIM, L. Green. also mer.
chsut at Honolulu, and named
by the populace for Prime Min.
ister, In couite Of n speech,
sid hat he government had become
intoleIable ano that II Was Necessary
to demand, aud II nscei sary fight for,
constitutional monarchy.
W. III. Rec spoke in tho Hawaiian
tongue, and said that tho people must
declare open war agsintt the kiog
II he refused their demands.
When committee Of thiite,n
waited on the King they iouud
him In an hbsolute tta,e Of
irepida,ion. Hio body guard had dis.
appeared and there wOs not one 10 man
any OF the guns which had been taken
into the palace. The King said he
would give answsr nj once 10 the de-
mands Oi the populace, but the com.
miitee said they desired his reply In
writing. The King then on the fol-
loving morning, July ls,, ca led upon
the iJreign diplomatic repre-
sentaiives 10 assume direction Of
offairr, but they declined 30 already
stated, whereupon the reply Of ths
King was iywAided 10 the committee
Of thirteen. The arrest q Walter
Murray dl,ton. the deposed Niri,ter,
occurred al 10 o'clo / on Tho m fang
OF July LIST Co. N. N. Ashilrd, com.
msnding the Honolulu Raes, msde
the auett with q quad OF
his troops. Theee troops &C oil {.
this royal force, but on frs,
sign Of resolution, took .ides With he
constitutional party. They pumber
about 200 and are mainly American
snd Englishmtn. Daring The night
Gibson made iutipisnl Ut, mpts n -.
cape and had he accomplish I'd hls de-.
signs there Ia TO doubt he would have
fallen into the hands Of
n furia,sd peope. Gib,on IL
An AmsTioan, and has been at Hawaii
for nearly bIty yesp. He career Ia
well knosn. Shorty after es.Mibis-
ter Gibson and lila ton-in.lav, HAYS.
selden we're Imprisoned In tho wate.
house, six mouuted Iitiemen add
other guards were detailed b.
look after them. They will
b. watched night and day
until further orders Som the
siils m COMMITTEES. Tho lie Of the
popu'acs was aroused against George
Mcfarland a Co, Tor bringing Ia
rifles and ammunition from Auslfalia
10 bolster mp the Gibson government.
The Mcf Rand party has FASTENED 10
deny everything. Tho arms we're
sent by Hofnung A 90, Of Sydney, N,
\. w., aud nj the time u srlEire
great crowd went TO the dock
with the Honolulu r. Hcs, nsdy Cor
light When these munitions we're
taken the last hope Of TIE Gibson
patty expired, a. the citllsns have
hupted Ca every arge supply Of Are.
arms. The rises Imported from Aus.
efalla are Of British manufacture, part
Enfield and mart Martini. Henrv Tns
ex. Minister took good care that there
would be an abundance Of ammuni.
ton, having ordered additional sup.
ply from Sydney. The extent Of his
preparations will be made manifest
when the next steamer from Sydney
reaches Honolulu, wbess Webb, On.
other member OF the late Cabinst, and
Hayseld,n, the son-ln.lAw Of Gibson,
were also taken. As there had been
no blood shed 10 July I, when the
steamship Mariposa called, the hope
WAS eIpfesged that tha revoi nttou